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March 12th 1877.
My Dear Son
As Mr. Grove informed you by Postal
card last week, that I had reached home all
safe the evening of the day I parted with
you. I was very glad to see Gastons face on
the platform at the Grand Lake depot
as I did not come on the accommodation Train
he waited expecting I should be on the passen
ger , or that a letter would come if I did
not. This was what we concluded he would
do. It took me several days to rest up
did not know how much I was fatigued
until after I had reached home, and the
excitement of being a week in a city had died
out. Now I am feeling very badly from
a severe cold, tho able to be up, indeed
I have to be up as Sallie is in bed from
cold and other causes, though not seriously
ill
Was glad to get you favor of the 3
Inst, and to learn you had placed my
money at interest. Your letter I have placed
with my accounts as you mentioned having
put with my $1200. dollars three hundred
of your own money, all payable to my
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order. I am very thankful to have - even
twelve hundred dollars - and to be out of
debt.
Gaston had a letter of late date form
Mr. Sam Ashe he was still in Washington
City Suppose he is at home ere this. How
heart sick we felt the news of Hays
inauguration way off in a corner of the
Presidents House, what a shame we could
not have had Mr. Tilden but so it is, an other
four, or it may be six years of misrule
I found a letter
here upon my return home from Sister Miranda
she informed me that old Mr. Kern died the
25th of Dec. last and that his family had written
and Telegraphed to John Kern but no tid
-ings of his whereabouts can be found, the
replys are this. “No such person is here now”
I wonder what is up with him now.
I found Gaston is improving all the time, but
still delays going down to Houston to get a truss
say he cannot spare the money
Last evening, Shep Mr. Rose & Gas went out
fire hunting and brought back three deer
at about midnight. We wished much that
you and our other friends had one of them
we have not been out of venison since my
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return home Gaston says we go to market
every day. I prefer it to poor tough beef
anytime
I have had a letter from my Brothers
family it seems they are well satisfied with
Julias marriage. Mr Johnsons father was
a nephew of my step fathers, so my
sisterinlaw informs me And that his Mr.
Johnsons father was at Mr Woodruffs while
he lived in Houston & from there went
back to Tenn. now two of his sons have come
back to Texas have been here three years are I
suppose well off or well to do, as the saying
is
Well it is raining and we are in dread
of a freeze that will kill all the fruit as
the trees have all bloomed. about the
change of the moon in March is the time
we usually have a freeze. God grant we
may not this year , as I did not have as many
peaches as I could eat but once last season
Sister Miranda says she will look for me
again thes spring.
I will send your quilt
Bolster & Pillow the first time the waggon goes
to Willis or Grand Lake. With best wishes &
much love fro your Mother . M Jones
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My brothers wife said Julia was delighted with you
said she was so gald to become acquainted with
you. Brother is in good health
Gaston & Sallie were well pleased with the sale
and disposition of money to pay Taxes &c &c &c
and expressed themselves as feeling under
many obligations to you for your attention
to all our land matter, as well also for your
kindness in attending to their other little
commands. Everything we purchased suits
to a dot. The stove almost cooks alone. It
gave me real pleasure to see Sallie have some
comforts she had needed so long.
MJ
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[Written upside down at bottom of page 4]
I would suggest the importance of taking the necessary
steps (that is if you have not already done so) to
prevent the statute of limitation from returning
against the heirs to your fathers Donation & Bounty
land in case the Deeds were stolen & sales
made of them as I fear has been the case. Sallie
joins me in this suggestion
Sis says to see how
cheap you can get her a little clock & let her
know when you write me again
All are better of our colds M Jones
March 15th